The first round of the 2022 World Cup downhill season went off last night AEST in Lourdes, France. It was a spectacular start to the season and one that has shown us that so many riders are on pace and up to speed. Ultimately it was a Frenchie who took the win in the Men’s field and a World Champion that took the Women’s win – here’s the race results.
By Mike Branch
Elite Women
1st. Camille Balanche: 3:19.983
2nd. Myriam Nicole: 3:20.607
3rd. Tahnee Seagrave: 3:20.980
4th. Vali Höll: 3:21.657
5th. Marine Cabirou: 3:25.620
Elite Men
1st. Amaury Pierron: 2:47.711
2nd. Finn Iles: 2:48.558
3rd. Loic Bruni: 2:48.797
4th. Benoit Coulanges: 2:49.177
5th. Luca Shaw: 2:50.142
Junior Women
1st. Gracey Hemstreet: 3:30.852
2nd. Phoebe Gale: 3:37.159
3rd. Izabela Yankova: 3:39.437
4th. Vanesa Petrovská: 3:42.678
5th. Alizes Lassus: 3:46.956
Junior Men
1st. Jackson Goldstone: 2:52.584
2nd. Remy Meier-Smith: 2:55.388
3rd. Jordan Williams: 2:56.028
4th. Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab: 2:57.961
5th. Henri Kiefer: 2:58.828
